guess
verb (used with object)
to arrive at or commit oneself to an opinion about (something) without having sufficient evidence to support the opinion fully.
guessed
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past participleof guess.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof guess.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
guessverb (used with object)to arrive at or commit oneself to an opinion about (something) without having sufficient evidence to support the opinion fully.
Example Sentences
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Few would have guessed that Abraham Lincoln, or Franklin Roosevelt, or Ronald Reagan were capable of unifying Americans as they did, so it would be a mistake to say it isn’t possible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
“You’re kind of guessing what’s going to happen in two years, and no one would have guessed that there’d be tariffs now” two years ago, Chen said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
"She's been on an adventure," Hannah said, and that she guessed "we'll never know" what happened to Charlie.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
“I wouldn’t have guessed that at my age I would be having so many different and varied opportunities,” Anderson says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
If I hadn’t known this was Mr. Harris’s room, I’d never have guessed it was his.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
